Name: Ocala Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2020-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers slightly higher, feeder bulls steady, feeder heifers slightly higher. All feeder classes firm. Replacement cows no trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.07/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$128.07

69 head · 422 lb average

Value per head Derived

$541

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$6.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.05

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	442	131.57	582	31
Medium and Large 2	433	125.32	543	24
Medium and Large 3	359	125.04	449	14thin

One grade step is worth $6.53/cwt here — about $133 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale69 hd

128.07

—

FL average10 barns · 926 hd

128.02

+0.05

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,738	95.04	1,652	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,261	70.28	887	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,045	56.88	594	9thin

Every lot, as filed

53 lots · USDA AMS · Ocala Livestock Auction - Ocala, FL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	154.86/cwt	150.00–160.00	573	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	123.35/cwt	120.00–125.00	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	160.49/cwt	160.00–161.00	538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	148.45/cwt	147.00–150.00	475	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	146.48/cwt	145.00–148.00	535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	170.43/cwt	166.00–175.00	554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	143.02/cwt	140.00–149.00	632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	593	103.34/cwt	100.00–105.00	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	133.39/cwt	130.00–135.00	710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	162.95/cwt	161.00–169.00	518	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	102.03/cwt	100.00–105.00	583	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	122.27/cwt	120.00–127.00	578	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	154.35/cwt	150.00–160.00	577	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	691	103.74/cwt	100.00–105.00	717	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	145.12/cwt	140.00–149.00	598	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	225	182.61/cwt	180.00–185.00	411	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	172.45/cwt	170.00–175.00	457	2
Bulls	—	—	1,738	95.04/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	162.95/cwt	160.00–166.00	448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	148.52/cwt	148.00–149.00	557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	131.70/cwt	130.00–135.00	491	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	138.02/cwt	137.00–139.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	137.47/cwt	136.00–139.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	133.03/cwt	130.00–139.00	415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	100.97/cwt	100.00–102.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	122.41/cwt	120.00–124.00	628	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	691	91.26/cwt	90.00–95.00	631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	641	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	64.54/cwt	62.00–69.00	694	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,044	56.70/cwt	53.00–60.00	592	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	66.44/cwt	65.00–68.00	982	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,117	72.84/cwt	71.00–76.00	814	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,098	68.48/cwt	67.00–70.00	752	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,003	45.73/cwt	42.00–50.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	111.01/cwt	110.00–114.00	473	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	124.40/cwt	123.00–127.00	522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	132.58/cwt	130.00–137.00	556	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	141.46/cwt	140.00–147.50	379	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	133.15/cwt	130.00–138.00	487	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	157.55/cwt	156.00–159.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	119.57/cwt	118.00–122.00	555	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	115.32/cwt	110.00–118.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	112.38/cwt	110.00–114.00	600	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	160.07/cwt	157.50–162.50	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	142.03/cwt	140.00–145.00	517	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	100.06/cwt	98.00–102.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	143.47/cwt	140.00–147.00	449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	127.42/cwt	125.00–129.00	607	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	138.81/cwt	137.00–140.00	675	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	130.34/cwt	130.00–131.00	619	3

How this sale compares

Florida weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Florida auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Ocala Livestock Auction - Ocala, FL

Mon Jul 27, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Tallahassee, FL (LS-OR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 266Last week 279Year ago 256

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 22Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 28Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	370	150.00–160.00	154.86
2	—	325	166.00–175.00	170.43
3	—	442	140.00–149.00	143.02
3	—	532	130.00–135.00	133.39
5	—	486	137.00–140.00	138.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	120.00–125.00	123.35
2	—	335	160.00–161.00	160.49
2	—	365	145.00–148.00	146.48
2	—	643	105.00–110.00	107.49
3	—	475	130.00–131.00	130.34
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	320	147.00–150.00	148.45
2	—	458	120.00–121.00	120.50
2	—	518	110.00–112.00	110.99
3	—	593	100.00–105.00	103.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	318	161.00–169.00	162.95
7	—	374	150.00–160.00	154.35
7	—	412	140.00–149.00	145.12
2	—	480	136.00–139.00	137.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	571	100.00–105.00	102.03
2	—	225	180.00–185.00	182.61
2	—	275	160.00–166.00	162.95
3	—	373	130.00–135.00	131.70
4	—	691	90.00–95.00	91.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	120.00–127.00	122.27
4	—	691	100.00–105.00	103.74
2	—	265	170.00–175.00	172.45
2	—	375	148.00–149.00	148.52
2	—	430	137.00–139.00	138.02
2	—	570	110.00–115.00	112.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	312	130.00–139.00	133.03
4	—	426	110.00–114.00	111.01
5	—	268	140.00–147.50	141.46
2	—	525	98.00–102.00	100.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	100.00–102.00	100.97
3	—	420	123.00–127.00	124.40
5	—	366	130.00–138.00	133.15
5	—	464	118.00–122.00	119.57
5	—	534	110.00–114.00	112.38
2	—	273	157.50–162.50	160.07
2	—	313	140.00–147.00	143.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	513	120.00–124.00	122.41
11	—	419	130.00–137.00	132.58
2	—	320	156.00–159.00	157.55
3	—	567	110.00–118.00	115.32
5	—	364	140.00–145.00	142.03
5	—	476	125.00–129.00	127.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,738	90.00–100.00	95.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,075	62.00–69.00	64.54
4	—	1,044	53.00–60.00	56.70
2	—	1,003	42.00–50.00	45.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	65.00–68.00	66.44
3	—	1,117	71.00–76.00	72.84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,098	67.00–70.00	68.48

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Ocala Livestock Market

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Ocala Livestock Auction - Ocala, FL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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